TEMPESTMK5 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Good morning I would like to build the Typhoon Airfix kit in the markings of an airplane of the famous 609 squadron after Dday can anyone tell me where I can find photos I would be very grateful for the help .. Best regards Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossm Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) An interesting one with the little used double rocket installation:- ROYAL AIR FORCE: 2ND TACTICAL AIR FORCE, 1943-1945.. © IWM (CL 3839) IWM Non Commercial License Black spinner and 3 bladed prop according to page 343 of Vol.2 of Chris Shores & Chris Thomas 2nd TAF books Not much good for modelling:- ROYAL AIR FORCE: 2ND TACTICAL AIR FORCE, 1943-1945.. © IWM (B 12269) IWM Non Commercial License Follow the links to get larger images. Edited February 7, 2018 by rossm 2nd image 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Interesting seeing the sealant(?) where I presume the landing light used to be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 Good afternoon rossm Thank you anyway for these pics Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Thomas Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Which Airfix Typhoon Patrice? 1/72 or 1/24? 4-blader or 3-blader? D-Day, Normandy or later? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 18 hours ago, Chris Thomas said: Which Airfix Typhoon Patrice? 1/72 or 1/24? 4-blader or 3-blader? D-Day, Normandy or later? Good morning Chris It' s for the 1/72 Typhoon 4 blader I would like to build an aircraft in the Battle of Normandy period (or maybe later ..) .. I already have these books https://www.scalemates.com/books/book.php?id=105914 https://www.scalemates.com/books/book.php?id=103190 https://www.scalemates.com/books/book.php?id=106997 But there are very few pics that could help me .. Best regards Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_m Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Have you seen the photos linked from this page? Nothing really clear for modelling purposes, but interesting none the less. https://www.609wrsquadron.co.uk/photo-archives I particularly like the first image in this set (Chievres): https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/702293_318c9140518c4f418193a69fb465d120.pdf As it shows the Typhoon in carrying an asymmetric load of 6 rockets and one 45 gal tank. The miscellaneous set is better for modelling detail shots: https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/702293_c85cbde52d9641b1863fd025d8bda92e.pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Thomas Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Patrice, I know of only one photo which illustrates a 609 Sqn Typhoon from the Normandy; by good fortune it appears in the set of images in the 3rd link 'ben_m' has listed above. Keep scrolling down and it is the the 24th image - PR-J MN706. In addition to the markings visible it would have had D-Day stripes below the wings as well as those visible under the fuselage; the spinner was almost certainly black. It was reported with 609 Sqn by 10 August 1944, so would have been involved throughout the 'Falaise gap' operations. The Typhoon in the photo posted above by Rossm has, in addition to the 12-RP, another interesting feature, namely undersized D-Day stripes. They appear to be 12-inch rather than the required 18-inch width. Stripes 12-inches wide were authorised for use on smaller aircraft, such as Austers, but not Typhoons. In recent years a number of photos have come to light showing these smaller stripes on Spitfires, but from ADGB units (eg 41, 64 and 131 Sqns) not 2nd TAF units. All the Spitfire units so-marked seem to be from 10 Group (SW England). A quick check on MN178's history revealed that it had joined 609 Sqn around mid-September 1944 (as PR-V) and it's previous owner had been 263 Sqn, which was one of the last two Typhoon squadrons to join 2nd TAF from ADGB (in August 1944). The unit had been in 10 Group in July 1944. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 Good morning Chris Thank you very much anyway for your help .. Best regards Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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